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USGS Releases a New U.S. Karst Map: USGS has released a digital map compilation, database and report delineating areas of the United States, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, having karst or the potential for development of karst and pseudokarst.

Wind Turbine Energy Development Probability: Map showing existing wind turbines with the probability that a given area will be developed indicated by color (dark red is high probability; dark blue is low).

Image of Energy Mapping Forecast Tool: Mapping tool displays intersection between high probability energy development and forest cover.

Assessing Future Energy Development Across the Appalachians Research Update: This presentation from Judy Dunscomb of The Nature Conservancy provides an update to the Steering Committee on this Appalachian LCC funded research project. Assessing Future Impacts of Energy Extraction project is creating models of wind, shale gas, and coal development potential for the entire range of the Appalachian to predict potential future energy development and impacts to natural resources within the Appalachians. Models results and a web-based map server will help inform regional landscape planning decisions that can effectively avoid, mitigate, or offset impacts from energy development to important natural areas and the valuable services they provide.

Major Decisions and Discussions from Nov. 2014 Meeting: Major Decisions and Discussions from Nov. 2014 Core Team Meeting

LCC Network Releases 2014 Strategic Plan: The Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) Network has developed a strategic plan that articulates a path for the next five years to achieving the LCC Network’s vision and mission to conserve and maintain landscapes and seascapes capable of sustaining natural and cultural resources for current and future generations.

Connecticut River Pilot Core Team Meeting 12-19-2014: Agenda, materials, and notes for the December Core Team Meeting

LCC Coordinator is Invited Speaker at Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission Meeting

LCC Coordinator is Invited Speaker at Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission Meeting: On October 30th, Dr. Jean Brennan was the invited speaker at the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting in Greenville, TN, where she presented an overview on the National LCC Network and an update on the work of the Appalachian LCC.

Steering Committee Advances the Cooperative’s Conservation Planning Process: Appalachian LCC Steering Committee Members and natural and cultural resource experts met at the National Conservation Training Center on September 3-5 to advance the Cooperative’s landscape planning initiative.

Acquiring Information on the Climate Vulnerability of Appalachian Species and Habitats: A new report out of the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment research project addresses how the Cooperative should acquire information about the climate vulnerability of Appalachian species and habitats and share with its partners.

Data Needs Assessment Research Delivers Suite of Conservation Planning Products: The Data Needs Assessment research project was undertaken to review conservation planning tools, datasets, and methods to provide packages of products, data, and identified data gaps to improve conservation planning in the Appalachian LCC region.

Reviewing the Literature on Freshwater Classification Frameworks: A “Literature Review of Freshwater Classification Frameworks” by Principle Investigators at The Nature Conservancy and Oak Ridge National Laboratory reviewed aquatic and hydrological classifications and frameworks that have been developed at a variety of spatial scales and evaluates which could be applied for use by the Cooperative.